What Brownback signed was characterized as a “Senate substitute” to House Bill 2338.

The Court issued the following statement Friday, which reads in part:

“The Supreme Court of Kansas has strongly opposed this bill since its creation. We are troubled now that it has been signed by the governor.

It weakens the centralized authority of the Kansas unified court system in exchange for money to pay our employees and keep courts open. And the money it provides still may fall short of even doing that.